"When the unthinkable became the thinkable and the impossible really happened."

~ Arundhati Roy

Berta lives! COPINH continues…

By:

Patricia Ardon and Daysi Flores

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This academic article, published on Sur, contextualizes and analyzes women-led resistance to patriarchy, capitalism, and racism in Central America. In the shadow of Central America's historical violence, JASS authors Ardon and Flores look to feminists and indigenous women as the front line defenders of human rights for themselves, their communities, and the world. Read more to see how women have organized against backlash, repression, and systematic violence, creating an alternative model for survival in the face of an ever-changing landscape.